Mack was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Hollywood, Calif. He graduated from Edinburg High School in Texas, where he lettered in four different sports, and then did one year of postgraduate work at Phillips Exeter Academy before entering Princeton. He was a member of Cottage Club and majored in politics. After graduating, Mack served in the Army as an officer, attached to the Red Devils paratrooper unit of the Airborne Artillery, and made more than 40 jumps as a master paratrooper and instructor.

After his military service Mack began a long career as an investment banker, business analyst, and acquisitions specialist with several different firms, first in New York City and then in Dallas, Texas, where he was well known and respected in the business community. He also spent several years counseling those afflicted with alcohol addiction and lecturing on the subject. In retirement, he moved with his second wife to Fayetteville, Ark., and after her death relocated to Wichita, Kan., to be close to his children.

Mack died April 2, 2020. He is survived by his three children, Andrew, Richard, and Susan Walker; his brother, Sid Harris ’55; and four grandchildren.

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Undergraduate Class of 1953